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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

17 crash reports4 fire reports24 injury reports

What owners actually said

619 reports

93,448 miles · Aug 29, 2006

Power Train

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DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT AND LOST ALL GEARS. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CHECK ENGINE AND OTHER LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION AND POWER STEERING WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON JULY 6 ,2006 THE SHIFT SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 4 TRANSMISSION'S. UPDATED 09/19/06. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10166853

116,000 miles · Aug 21, 2006

Structure

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR DID NOT CLOSE ALL OF THE WAY. THE DOOR HAD TO BE CLOSED MANUALLY. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CENTRAL ROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OVER THE YEARS, THE CONTACT HAD TROUBLE WITH BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOORS IN COLD WEATHER.

NHTSA ODI #10166117

Mileage unknown · Jul 21, 2006

Structure

POWER SLIDING DOORS FAIL TO FUNCTION PROPERLY REQUIRING COSTLY REPAIRS. SERVICE DEPT. AT DEALERSHIP INFORMS ME THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM REQUIRING CORRECTION WITH THESE VEHICLES (PARTICULARLY THIS MODEL YEAR).

NHTSA ODI #10163082

50,000 miles · Jul 7, 2006

SeatsCrashInjury

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. THE BACK REST PORTION OF THE PASSENGER SEAT COLLAPSED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT YET BEEN INFORMED. THERE WERE INJURIES SUSTAINED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 7/21/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ODI #10161754

11,899 miles · Jun 13, 2006

Power Train

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEW TRANS INSTALLED AND FAILED SOON THEREAFTER. THE TRANS WENT INTO 2ND GEAR AT HIGH SPEED AND MOMENTARILY LOCKED UP FRONT WHEELS. IF PAVEMENT WAS WET AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. I THEN FOUND TROUBLE SYMPTOMS IS COMMON AND FACTORY HAS NO PERMANENT FIX FOR PATTERN FAILURE DEFECT. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10159679

23,899 miles · Jun 13, 2006

Power Train

NHTSA ODI #10159678

35,000 miles · Jun 11, 2006

Electrical SystemStructure

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THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS BOTH STOPPED FUNCTIONING. I LEARNED THAT THEY COULD BE RESET BY REMOVING FUSE #13 FOR A FEW SECONDS AND REPLACING IT. THIS WORKED UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. THIS TIME IT DIDN'T HELP. NOW ONE DOOR WORKS BUT BECAUSE THE OTHER DOESN'T I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE AUTO-DOOR SWITCH BECAUSE IT BUZZES CONSTANTLY. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE CLOCK LIGHT BURN OUT AND MY HONDA MECHANIC (WHO SPECIALIZES IN HONDAS) CANNOT REMOVE THE COVER TO REPLACE IT. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER WARNING LIGHT INCIDENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10159538

59,350 miles · May 18, 2006

Power Train

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM, BUT ONLY A MATTER OF DISAGREEMENT WITH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONCERNING PAYMENT OF REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. UPDATED …

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NHTSA ODI #10157813

Mileage unknown · May 16, 2006

Power TrainService Brakes, HydraulicStructure

2001 HONDA ODYSSEY STALLED WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS THE SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND SLIDING DOORS. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10158387

Mileage unknown · May 15, 2006

Power Train

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I OWN A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AT 86K MILES. IT WAS REPLACED "FREE OF CHARGE" UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE "NEW" TRANSMISSION WAS GUARANTEED FOR 1 YR OR 12K MILES. I COMMUNICATED MY FRUSTRATION WITH THE WARRANTY OF 100K ON THE FIRST TRANSMISSION AND ONLY 12K ON THE NEW/IMPROVED ONE? WHEN I SPOKE TO HONDA CENTRAL CUSTOMER SERVICE I WAS GIVEN THE BROKEN RECORD ABOUT THE 1 YR/12K MILE FREE REPLACEMENT. I STILL ATTEMPTED TO COMMUNICATE THAT IT IS NOT FAIR TO ASSURE THIS CUSTOMER THAT THE "NEW" TRANSMISSION WAS GUARANTEED FOR ONE YEAR AND I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THEIR SUPERVISOR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BUCK STOPPED HERE AND THERE WAS NO HIGHER CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. AT THE TIME, I WAS FRUSTRATED BUT HAD NOWHERE TO TURN. THE DEALER GAVE ME THE HONDA CENTRAL CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AND THE CENTRAL REP PRETTY MUCH SHUT ME DOWN. LITTLE DID I KNOW AT THE TIME THAT MY NEW/IMPROVED REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WOULD IN 35K MILES GO OUT AGAIN. THE TCS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR AWHILE WITH THE EGR CODE AND THE 1559 CODE SHOWING. I SEE THERE IS AN ONGOING THEME BASED ON PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS. THIS IS THE SAME THING. THE VAN ROLLS WHEN I AM ON AN INCLINE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING, I CANNOT AFFORD A 5K REPLACEMENT AND CANNOT RISK DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANY LONGER. MY WIFE IS USING THE VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT KIDS IN HER CHILDREN'S SERVICES JOB AND I WOULD HATE TO SEE SOMETHING HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10157581

Official recalls

20V027000 · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module

Jan 17, 2020

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2001-2002 Acura 3.2CL, 2000-2003 Acura 3.5RL, 2000-2001 Acura 3.2TL, Honda CR-V and Honda Odyssey, 2001-2002 Acura MDX and 2000 Accord Coupe, Accord Sedan, Civic Coupe, and Civic Sedan vehicles. These vehicles may have received a replacement driver frontal air bag module as part of a vehicle repair. Due to a manufacturing issue, the replacement NADI inflator may absorb moisture, causing the inflator to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag cushion may not properly protect the occupant. These scenarios increase the risk of serious injury or death.

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the air bags in the vehicles, replacing the driver frontal air bag inflator with an inflator of a different design, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2020. Owners may contact American Honda's Customer Support & Campaign Center at 1-888-234-2138.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

PE06007 · Front Coil Spring Fracture

Opened Jan 24, 2006 · Closed May 24, 2006

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Suspension:front:springs:coil Springs

THE POPULATION OF 116,000 VEHICLES IS AN ESTIMATE BASED ON AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY (AHM) DATA IDENTIFYING ORIGINAL STATE OF SALE OR DELIVERY.THE SUBJECT VEHICLES (SV) UTILIZE LIGHT WEIGHT COIL SPRINGS MANUFACTURED FROM HIGH STRENGTH STEEL (HSS).IF THE COATING MATERIAL OF A HSS SPRING IS BREACHED, CORROSIVE ELEMENTS (SALT) MAY ATTACK THE SPRING.SPRING CORROSION RESULTS IN A STRESS RISER AND MAY CAUSE A FRACTURE.DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION WHERE THE SPRING BREAKS, THE JAGGED EDGE MAY PIERCE THE TIRE; A RAPID DEFLATION OF THE TIRE MAY OCCUR AND CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OR CRASH.SV SPRING FAILURE MECHANICS AND TIRE CONTACT LIKELIHOOD ARE DISCUSSED IN AN AHM PRESENTATION TO ODI DATED APRIL 20TH, 2006 (AVAILABLE ON ODI?S WEB SITE; WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV).AHM?S PRESENTATION IDENTIFIED TWO MECHANISMS WHICH CAUSE THE SPRING COATING TO BECOME BREACHED; 1) CONTACT WITH THE LOWER SPRING SEAT, AND 2) ENTRAPMENT OF ABRASIVE MATERIALS BETWEEN THE SILENCER TUBE AND SPRING.THE PRESENTATION COMPARED SV SPRING FRACTURE RATES TO THE HONDA MDX MODEL, A SISTER VEHICLE RECALLED FOR FRONT SPRING FRACTURE UNDER NHTSA RECALL 05V385, AND TO OTHER VEHICLES INVESTIGATED AND OR RECALLED FOR FRONT SPRING FRACTURE.THE SPRING FRACTURE RATE FOR THE SV, WHICH IS ABOUT HALF THE RATE OF THE MDX MODEL EVEN THOUGH THE SV'S HAVE ONE YEAR LONGER IN SERVICE, IS COMPARABLE TO RATES OBSERVED IN PRIOR SPRING FRACTURE INVESTIGATIONS THAT WERE CLOSED WITH NO RECALL AND LOW IN COMPARISON TO INVESTIGATIONS THAT HAVE RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL.OF THE 7 REPORTS ODI IDENTIFIED ALLEGING TIRE DAMAGE DUE TO SPRING FRACTURE, 6 INVOLVED SPRING-TIRE CONTACT WHICH RESULTED IN SLOW OR NO LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE; ODI WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY THE ONE REPORT ALLEGING A PUNCTURE OCCURRED.ODI NOTES THAT THE SV FRONT SPRING DIFFERS FROM THE MDX SPRING IN THAT IT HAS A SINGLE SILENCER TUBE (UPPER ONLY, AS OPPOSED TO UPPER AND LOWER ON THE MDX) WHICH IS, ACCORDING TO AHM, LOCATED IN AN AREA LESS LIKELY TO RESULT IN A TIRE PUNCTURE SHOULD A FRACTURE OCCUR.A DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME AND FURTHER USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES IS NOT WARRANTED.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.